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On Sept. 19, Dr. Olivia Cheung, Research Fellow at the China Institute at SOAS University of London, spoke about her book, The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, co-authored with Steve Tsang. Image: COP PARIS
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Our military services are steeped in tradition built out of real-life heroics of our predecessors: George Washington and his soldiers fearlessly crossing a frozen Delaware river; Marines raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima; the harrowing contests in the air over Europe by the Tuskegee Airmen and the 100th Bomb Group; James Lawrence’s final cry admonishing his men, “Don’t give up the ship!

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Army Green Berets with specialized mountaineering training were attempting to reach a site on Mount Rainier in Washington where the wreckage of a Navy EA-18G Growler was spotted. The plane went down two days ago on a training flight, the Navy said, and the jet’s 2-man crew remained unaccounted for after rescuers spotted the crash site early Thursday amid bad weather and mountainous terrain.
The Whidbey Island-based EA-18G crashed on Oct. 15 during a flight the Navy called a “routine training mission.

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When Jenna Malone’s husband, Isaac, returned home from his deployment with PTSD and a TBI, she stepped in as his full-time caretaker, but their marriage began to unravel. To make matters even worse, Jenna developed secondary PTSD. She was juggling work, three kids under the age of 5, and caring for her husband amid his suicide attempts and his refusal to get help.
“It took me a long time to realize what secondary PTSD was and how it was impacting me,” Malone told We Are The Mighty. “One of the most helpful things on our journey was a program called Warrior Care Network.

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Sometimes, the sweetness of life is found in the simplest of things—like waffles for dinner or cheering at a high school wrestling match. In the whirlwind of military life, it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos and miss these precious moments. Learning to be present can transform your experience, allowing you to savor the small victories amidst the challenges.
Here are five tips to help military community members, especially spouses, embrace the present and make the most of the moments that matter most.
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This is Chapter 1 in the Transition Memoir. Come back every Thursday to read Amanda Huffman’s story, one chapter at a time.
When people ask me how I decided it was time to leave the military, I tell them I made a list. It isn’t a lie; I did make a list. But it also isn’t the whole story. The easier truth is that I had already decided that military life wouldn’t work for us once we decided to start a family, but there was more to it. There was also hurt and betrayal from those I served with that pushed me to leave. 
I made a list when I got pregnant with my first son.

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Host L Todd Wood speaks with ‘Alex’ from Kyiv on the situation in-country. Zelenskiy demands nukes.
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